Isaiah 61:10. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
Brothers and sisters. I wish we could all catch hold of the spirit of this verse that each one of us would now say, "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord."
Isaiah 61:10. My soul shall be joyful in my God;
What a precious sentence - "My soul shall be joyful in my God."
Isaiah 61:10. For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
On those festive occasions the Orientals are wont to use all the wealth they have in decoration. The bridegroom decketh himself with a crown - puts on a tiara. He is a king for once. And the bride herself brings out all the many jewels with which Eastern women deck themselves. Now all this, in a high spiritual sense, we find in Christ. He is not merely covering to us, but ornament and beauty, adornment, exaltation, glory, honour. How beautiful a child of God looks in Christ I cannot tell you, but I believe that next to his dear Son, the most engaging sight to the divine Father is any one of his dear Children whom he sees in Christ. You know we all think our children lovely, and God knows his children to be so when he hath covered them with the robe of righteousness, and clothed them with the garments of salvation.
Isaiah 61:10. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
Brothers and sisters. I wish we could all catch hold of the spirit of this verse that each one of us would now say, "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord."
Isaiah 61:10. My soul shall be joyful in my God;
What a precious sentence - "My soul shall be joyful in my God."
Isaiah 61:10. For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
On those festive occasions the Orientals are wont to use all the wealth they have in decoration. The bridegroom decketh himself with a crown - puts on a tiara. He is a king for once. And the bride herself brings out all the many jewels with which Eastern women deck themselves. Now all this, in a high spiritual sense, we find in Christ. He is not merely covering to us, but ornament and beauty, adornment, exaltation, glory, honour. How beautiful a child of God looks in Christ I cannot tell you, but I believe that next to his dear Son, the most engaging sight to the divine Father is any one of his dear Children whom he sees in Christ. You know we all think our children lovely, and God knows his children to be so when he hath covered them with the robe of righteousness, and clothed them with the garments of salvation.